minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
he s expecting to face expected to face murder charges there. the names of the five victims have been released and include dijon brown, 15, lashad merritt, 20, morris stanton, 29, joseph warmo warmoth, 31. investigators are looking for several men firing discriminately into the crowd. one of theves victims was an 18-year-old, paul timothy willis. this is his family on the street. what is really striking of all the shootings not just in philadelphia and fort worth but in various cities across the country in the last few days, is the staggering number of young people who have fallen victim to gun violence. yeah. children injured, children killed. a horrible, horrible trend there. ed lavandera in fort worth, te texas. thank you so much. in our law and justice lead, west virginia state police are accused of spying on female officers including minors.
They have arrived in their sackloads – thousands of heartfelt letters each containing cheques from Daily Mail readers sparing as much as they can to help create a national memorial to Covid victims.
With donations ranging from £2 to £2,000, more than 2,200 touching messages – including one from a 100-year-old who survived the virus – have flooded in.
While hundreds are still to be processed, the letters have so far raised more than £78,000 towards the Remember Me campaign for a lasting tribute at St Paul’s Cathedral.
The windfall means that – together with more than 4,500 online donations – generous Mail readers have now given more than £235,000 since the launch of the drive ten days ago.